Spiders spiders spiders – a talk by Dr. Wayne Maddison (April 16th!)
This is worth checking out. Dr. Wayne Maddison, Director of the Beaty Museum, spent part of this past summer in the jungles of Papua New Guinea…
Read articleDNA fingerprint results (2009)
Here be the data… For explanation of results, refer to this link. And for those of you who just want to know whether you have the…
Read articleMr. Darwin pops by the lab. Talks about macro-evolution, Dawkins, and Sir Elton John
With the exception of my slip up during the introductions (I introduced Charles as “Sir Charles…”), here is a pretty great video of old Chuck talking…
Read articleINSPIRE! “Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities of the 21st Century”
Dorothy says: UBC ISSA and International Week are proud to present “INSPIRE | Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities of the 21st Century”, a conference unlike any…
Read articleA happy 200th to Darwin.
Well, since no one else has done it yet, I figured I should step in and wish Darwin a happy birthday (it’s his 200th). A couple…
Read articleDesigns for a Sustainable World Competition (so game on!)
Mike from EWB says: “What do a bicycle-powered water pump, a combination washer/irrigation system, and a mobile solar cooker have in common? They were all designed…
Read articleA hopeful poem
Just finished producing the last of the Terry talks videos, and will hopefully have all 9 up by the end of tomorrow. Having the chance to…
Read articleJanuary 26, 6pm: James Randi – The Search for Chimera.
Jamil says: The Science Undergraduate Society is proud to present James Randi as our Science Week 2009 Keynote speaker. Mr. Randi is a world renowned skeptic…
Read articleDoris Kearns Goodwin: Learning from past presidents in moments of crisis
Last Saturday I was at the Student Leadership Conference, thinking about things like what a University is good for. Well, one of the things that came…
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DNA fingerprinting or (altogether now) the Polymerase Chain Reaction! (ASIC200 stuff)
By David Ng,
(This material will not be on final exam – lab commentary info can be found here) The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a powerful genetic…
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